Sixpence None the Richer
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Biography
Sixpence None the Richer's odd name comes from a line in a C.S. Lewis book called Mere Christianity which featured the ideals of the band's two central figures Leigh Nash and Matt Slocum as a Christian rock band. They originally met in the early 1990s while attending the same church in New Braunfels, Texas and Matt Slocum - who was playing with another Christian rock band Love Coma - suggested they work on some demos together. Matt Slocum then quit Love Coma to form Sixpence None the Richer with Leigh Nash plus Tess Wiley (guitar), Joel Bailey (bass) and Dale Baker (drums), releasing their first album The Fatherless and the Widow in 1993. It was their self-titled third album in 1997, however, which catapulted them to international stardom on the back of their breakthrough hit single "Kiss Me," written by Matt Slocum and featured in the movie She's All Right and the TV series Dawson's Creek. The group went on to have a hit with a cover of The La's "There She Goes" but delays to next album Divine Discontent halted the momentum and they split in 2004. Matt Slocum formed a new band, Astronaut Pushers and Leight Nash launched a solo career. However, the band reunited in 2007 with the EP My Dear Machine, followed by a Christmas album The Dawn of Grace. In 2012, they released their sixth album, Lost in Transition. The band entered a long recording hiatus before reuniting with new music in 2023, releasing the single "The Tide" and returning to touring while continuing to perform their signature hits. On June 18, 2026, just before the band embarked on a European tour, bassist Justin Cary died from a stroke at the age of 50.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Kiss Me
- There She Goes
- Love Is Blindness
- I've Been Waiting
- Moving On
- Wayfaring Stranger
- Eyes Wide Open
- I Won't Stay Long
- Paralyzed
- Love
- Waiting On The Sun
- Still Burning
- An Apology
- Down And Out Of Time
- Don't Dream It's Over
- I Can't Explain
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Drifting
- Brighten My Heart
- Disconnect
- A Million Parachutes
- Thought Menagerie
- Circle of Error
- Dizzy
